The Foundation curriculum provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories from different cultures and other parts of the world.
What is my history and how do I know?
What stories do other people tell about the past?
How can stories of the past be told and shared?
Who the people in their family are, where they were born and raised and how they are related to each other The different structures of families and family groups today, and what they have in common How they, their family and friends commemorate past events that are important to them How the stories of families and the past can be communicated, for example through
Chronology, terms and concepts
Sequence familiar objects and events
Distinguish between the past, present and future
Historical questions and research
Pose questions about the past using sources provided
Analysis and use of sources
Explore a range of sources about the past
Identify and compare features of objects from the past and present Perspectives and Interpretations
Explore a point of view
Explanation and communication
· Develop a narrative about the past · Use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role play) and digital technologies
At the end of the Foundation year, students identify experiences or events that are personally significant to them. Students pose questions to find out about their own past using at least one type of historical source.
They identify similarities and differences between families using sources and important family events.
Students relate a story about their past using different forms of communication (oral, graphic, role play)
Standard
What stories do other people tell about the past?
How can stories of the past be told and shared?
The different structures of families and family groups today, and what they have in common
How they, their family and friends commemorate past events that are important to them
How the stories of families and the past can be communicated, for example through
Chronology, terms and concepts
Sequence familiar objects and events
Distinguish between the past, present and future
Historical questions and research
Pose questions about the past using sources provided
Analysis and use of sources
Explore a range of sources about the pastIdentify and compare features of objects from the past and present
Perspectives and Interpretations
Explore a point of view
Explanation and communication
· Develop a narrative about the past· Use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role play) and digital technologies
At the end of the Foundation year, students identify experiences or events that are personally significant to them. Students pose questions to find out about their own past using at least one type of historical source.
They identify similarities and differences between families using sources and important family events.
Students relate a story about their past using different forms of communication (oral, graphic, role play)